Hailing it as “landmark legislation for workers and our economy,” Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Assembly Bill 5, which the Legislature stated is intended to “codify the decision of the California Supreme Court in Dynamex and [to] clarify the decision’s application in state law.”
The court’s now-codified and clarified opinion is Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903, which limited employers’ rights to call workers independent contractors. [Disclosure: Horvitz & Levy filed amicus curiae briefs in the case. (Here, here, and here.)]
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